This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine.
I am so excited to share with you a party that I threw for some fabulous girlfriends of mine a few weeks ago!
We had a great evening together, eating, chatting and making these fun mini gardens…
Oh my cuteness!
When Miracle-Gro invited me to do something special for some of my favorite people the first group that came to my mind were these young women from my own community.
I adore them and I knew right away that I wanted to introduce them to The Gro Project
They are so sweet and we decided to plant mini gardens and give them as a gift
to our moms or special friends!
You know!
It is always nice to show appreciation for those around us that help us grow everyday!
We were ready to get dirty and work the soil and make our own fun garden project.
I didn’t want the girls to be overwhelmed with a huge gardening project and these mini gardens
were perfect to put together in a short amount of time and for our beautiful gardeners to take them home.
The first thing we did was to paint the jars.
To do it simply remove the lid, spray paint the jars, and use a butter knife to scratch the area
where the letters are… That will give the jars an old vintage look!
While drying it was time to eat!
Meet my good friend and cook!
What is a party without food… Right?
We kept the menu simple; we had a barbecue, chips, drinks,
and for dessert we made these adorable mini eatable gardens with worms and all!
Then with our bellies full we were ready to hang out together and finish our mini gardens.
I decided to use secculents since they are so easy to work with and low maintenance.
After we took the plants apart we added Moisture Control Potting Mix to our jars.
We made holes into the potting mix using our fingers and placed the plants in them.
{ Make sure to put the silver ring back on the jars before you start planting }
I recommend using Shake n’ Feed All Purpose Plant Food to keep your plants pretty and healthy.
Here are the girls making their own mini gardens…
…at the end of the day each of the girls went home with a little mini garden of their own.
I love the idea of using this activity for a Birthday Party.
It would also be perfect for Family Reunions or for a girl’s evening get together or
to inspire children and youth to grow something and take care of it.
Check out this video to learn more about The Gro Project
…And take a look at these fun garden projects they are super cute!
Thank you so much to our friend from Miracle-Gro… we had a blast!
Besos
Desiree
I love this idea, and what a great Spring/summer party idea! The jars turned out so cute!
Love these! Yes, please tell us the brand of paint used? I can’t tell, and it looks very matte, but I only saw glossy and satin in the store.
This is such a cute idea, I’m so obsessed with succulents lately! I’m going to make one of these as a housewarming gift coming up. Great idea!
Super cute! I can’t wait to put these in my kitchen! (:
xoxo
What a fun project – so cute! I am totally in love with succulents and they look amazing in the cute jars.
This is such a cute idea, Desiree! I absolutely LOVE it and can’t wait to make one for my mom as a housewarming gift when she moves in a few weeks! The card you stuck in the mini garden is adorable too! <3
Hi Desiree,
What a cute project!! Love it. I’m going to make a few and make some of my mason jar wooden boxes with the twine handles and give as gifts! Q: Was the paint anything special? or just spray paint, I can completely make out the text on the can in the photo. Darling!!!!
I absolutely love this project! The jars are so perfect and I think it’s wonderful the way you shared your idea with women in your community.
I’ve shared a link to your post with my readers on FB.
Best,
Jenn/Rook No. 17
What an adorable gift idea!!
Great idea and I really like it. 🙂